Vacation to Maui • Backpacking Haleakala National Park • Day 2 • January 3, 2018 [Read about Day 1 Here!] As we lay in our tent, trying to fall asleep at 6pm as the sun was setting, we talked about the potential of getting up long before the sun — maybe even 3 or 4 — just to hike…
Vacation to Maui • Backpacking Haleakala National Park • Day 1 • January 2, 2018 2018 is here, and we are preparing for the challenges that it will bring with it. Knowing that we are going to have more time apart this year, and are very restricted on our freedom to travel, we realized the importance of taking advantage of what few…
Moving to Hawaii • Driving through Eastern Washington and the Cascades • Hiking Mount Pilchuck • September 11 & 12, 2017 After leaving our campsite in Colville National Forest, we began to notice the haziness was back in the air. We had considered hiking to a nearby peak and got as far as the trailhead, but decided we…
Moving to Hawaii • Badlands National Park, Minutemen Missile National Historic Site, Mt. Rushmore, and Custer State Park • September 6, 2017 Curtis: We woke early in the morning having slept fairly well despite the full moon. We packed up, returned to I-90 and continued our trek west. The first stop for the day was, of course,…
Driving Through Western New York | Letchworth State Park | June 2017 On our way home from visiting our families, we decided to break up the drive into 2 days, giving us a chance to do a little exploring in Western New York before returning to reality. We drove through Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, sticking on the…
Visiting Lake Ontario, Sackets Harbor, and hiking Cathedral Rock | Weekend in the Western Adirondacks, Part 2 | April 23, 2017 | Written by Curtis Following our first night camping for the year, we made a quick breakfast and were on the road shortly thereafter. We had quite a bit that we intended to fit into the day…